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The tenth edition continues the basic approach of its predecessors: using problems as a vehicle for discussing cases and textual material to develop an understanding of the law of business enterprises and the policy issues that influence its evolution.

A casebook that covers the duties of a cybersecurity professional, state and federal regulation, risk assessment and the NIST Risk Assessment Frameworks, common law and statutory causes of action concerning data breach, laws related to anti-hacking, problems concerning the Internet of Things and selected international issues.

Selections in the book include the text of basic federal securities laws, related Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and forms, and other selected related laws and regulations. It is designed as a supplement to securities regulation texts used in law school courses, but it can also serve as a reference for professionals.

Addresses an imperative - to slow the pace of climate change within the coming decade - before it's too late. Written for a variety of readers, this book addresses how to tackle the built environment's ""embodied"" carbon emissions, highlighting specific design and policy issues that overlook their own contribution to atmospheric carbon.

Offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of how American courts use research and testimony from the social sciences in reaching their decisions. It incorporates Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision on scientific evidence. In addition, new Daubert-based cases are integrated throughout the text.

This supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the law.

Lays out the constitutional and statutory sources of federal judicial authority, its limits, and how the Supreme Court directs its exercise. There is consideration of constitutional and statutory federal-question jurisdiction, diversity jurisdiction, sovereign immunity and the Eleventh Amendment, and congressional control of federal jurisdiction.

Provides a clear and actively engaging presentation of civil procedure in a manner that enables both students and professors to assess learning success throughout the course. This sixth edition incorporates all amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to December 1, 2020, plus a few case law developments since the fifth edition.

Includes a rich mix of materials and is adaptable to a survey course, a policy-oriented seminar, or a more specialized JD or LLM tax class. Every major topic is accompanied by a skilfully developed problem set and lively notes, questions, policy discussion, and bibliographic references.

Black Letter Outlines are designed to help a law student recognize and understand the basic principles and issues of law covered in a law school course. Black Letter Outlines can be used both as a study aid when preparing for classes and a review of the subject matter when studying for an examination.

This Nutshell examines the economics and rules governing international trade, with special emphasis on global and US trade agreements in the disruptive Trump tariff war era.

This supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the law.

This classic casebook has been thoroughly updated for 2020 - retaining what has made it a favuorite for decades while also remaining current and user-friendly. It contains lightly-edited cases with extensive explanatory notes, thereby teaching students how to read cases while learning doctrine.

This statutory supplement focuses on closely held businesses, including agency, general partnerships, close corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, and other hybrid entities.

Provides a reliable resource on American Indian law. This authoritative text covers the essentials of this complex body of law, with attention to the governmental policies underlying it. The work emphasizes both the historical development of Federal Indian Law and contemporary issues.

Technology is redefining financial services - including the way actors make and settle payments, raise capital, and memorialize increasingly complex relationships. At the same time, new innovations are creating novel regulatory issues. This Nutshell provides an overview of some the key developments reshaping finance.

This comprehensive text is designed to help students understand the basic principles covered in law school courses in corporate taxation. It explains all the concepts and transactions affecting C and S corporations and their shareholders, and includes numerous illustrative examples, self-test questions with answers, and sample exam questions.

Teaches students the law that governs the investigation of criminal cases. The book presents the material in plain language so that students do not have to guess what the rules are. Each topic includes a clear, straightforward description of the binding legal rules, illustrations of how the rules are applied, and excerpts of the leading Supreme Court cases.